योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-89, verse-39

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अयं मे संशयो ब्रह्मन्वीतहव्यस्य सा तनुः ।
क्रव्यादैर्न कथं भुक्ता कथं क्लिन्ना न भूतले ॥ ३९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
ayaṃ me saṃśayo brahmanvītahavyasya sā tanuḥ ,
kravyādairna kathaṃ bhuktā kathaṃ klinnā na bhūtale 39

39. śrīrāma uvāca | ayam me saṃśayaḥ brahman vītahavyasya sā tanuḥ
| kravyādaiḥ na katham bhuktā katham klinnā na bhūtale ||

39. śrīrāma uvāca brahman ayam me saṃśayaḥ vītahavyasya sā
tanuḥ kravyādaiḥ katham na bhuktā katham bhūtale na klinnā

39. Śrī Rāma said: 'O Brāhmaṇa, this is my doubt: how was that body of Vītahavya not consumed by flesh-eaters, and how did it not decay on the ground?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Śrī Rāma (a reverential title for Rāma))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, perplexity)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa! (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brāhmaṇa!, O Brahmā!)

• वीतहव्यस्य (vītahavyasya) - of Vītahavya (of Vītahavya (a proper name))

• सा (sā) - that (that, she)

• तनुः (tanuḥ) - body (body, form, person)

• क्रव्यादैः (kravyādaiḥ) - by flesh-eaters (by flesh-eaters, by scavengers)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

• भुक्ता (bhuktā) - consumed (eaten, consumed, enjoyed)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

• क्लिन्ना (klinnā) - decayed (wet, moist, decayed, soiled)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Śrī Rāma (Śrī Rāma (a reverential title for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Śrī Rāma (an epithet of Lord Rāma, combining glory/prosperity with the name Rāma)

compound of śrī and rāma

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, glory, beauty, wealth, good fortune
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma (the seventh avatar of Vishnu); pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active third singular

Perfect tense, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to saṃśayaḥ

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Possessive, relating to saṃśayaḥ

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, perplexity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, perplexity

from root śī (to lie) with prefix sam and śaya (lying, doubt)

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first sentence

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brāhmaṇa! (referring to Vasiṣṭha) (O Brāhmaṇa!, O Brahmā!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brāhmaṇa (a member of the priestly class); Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute Reality (brahman)

Note: Address to Vasiṣṭha

वीतहव्यस्य (vītahavyasya) - of Vītahavya (of Vītahavya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vītahavya

vītahavya - Vītahavya (name of a king or sage)

compound of vīta (removed) and havya (oblation), meaning one for whom oblation is removed or not offered (i.e. one who has renounced rituals)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+havya)

• vīta – removed, gone, departed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root i (to go) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• havya – oblation, offering, sacrificial gift
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive/noun
  from root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Possessive, relating to tanuḥ

सा (sā) - that (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun referring to tanuḥ

तनुः (tanuḥ) - body (body, form, person)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, self

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the questions

क्रव्यादैः (kravyādaiḥ) - by flesh-eaters (by flesh-eaters, by scavengers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kravyāt

kravyāt - flesh-eater, scavenger, carnivorous animal

compound of kravya (raw flesh) and ad (eater)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kravya+ad)

• kravya – raw flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• ad – eating, eater, consuming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root ad (to eat)
  Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Agent in passive construction with bhuktā

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle for bhuktā

कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

(indeclinable)

भुक्ता (bhuktā) - consumed (eaten, consumed, enjoyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, consumed, enjoyed

past passive participle

from root bhuj (to eat, to enjoy)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying tanuḥ

कथम् (katham) - how? (how? why?)

(indeclinable)

क्लिन्ना (klinnā) - decayed (wet, moist, decayed, soiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of klinna

klinna - wet, moist, soaked, decayed, soiled

past passive participle

from root klid (to be wet, to decay)

Root: klid (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective modifying tanuḥ

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negating particle for klinnā

भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūtala

bhūtala - ground, earth's surface, the surface of the earth

compound of bhū (earth) and tala (surface)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+tala)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• tala – surface, flat part, plane, palm of hand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location for the decay.